I’ve always been a bit of a weird music instrument nerd. Hardanger fiddle? Love them. Mridangam? I want one. Bouzouki? I have one.

Near the beginning of this odd obsession, I was interested in musical saws. This was before In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, before Laura Gibson toured with a saw player. The sort of people that played musical saws–at least the ones I could find–were mostly people who attempted to play classical music or popular songs on them. Then a friend told me about a band called the Coctails, so I ordered one of their albums.

What really hooked me off the album, Peel, though was not one with musical saw was “Even Time”, a pretty subdued song with a catchy guitar part and barely-understandable lyrics at parts. I’m not sure why exactly I liked it then or now, but I still like it.

the Coctails – Even Time (mp3)

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Insound has the Coctails’ Peel.

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